Class 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms Quiz 16 (25 MCQs)

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1. The ASTHENOSPHERE is the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere. Convection currents in the asthenosphere move tectonic plates.What does the prefix "astheno" mean?
2. This body of water moves or flows through land.
3. Opening of the earth crust
4. Which part of a map would help you locate a river?
5. ..... is a group of people's way of life.
6. A prairie has a lot of .....
7. A large, moving block of ice
8. What city do we live in?
9. A large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquakes.
10. According to their ..... the mountains are young and old mountains.
11. Which theme of geography explores why humans move from place to place?
12. Largest Continent of the world?
13. Which body of water FLOWS?
14. Why is the Great Barrier Reef special?
15. I am one of the main rivers in North America. I mark part of the boundary between Mexico and the United States. What am I?
16. What is a landform?
17. All of the following EXCEPT ..... describe water's movement or storage underground.
18. A large body of salt water. Four oceans cover and connect great areas of the Earth's surface.
19. Buildings, road, or clothing.
20. A channel of water that connects two areas of water.
21. Although timber is an important commodity of Africa, each year logging clears out forests twice the size of what state in the US?
22. Which landform is sourround by on all the sides?
23. The volcanoes of Hawaii, for example, formed above a relatively stationary ..... in the Earth's interior.
24. Which animal is most likely to be found in the Blue Ridge region?
25. A body of water entirely surrounded by land.